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Brit No.1 Katie feeling love of Big Apple crowd as she wraps up stunning win with 106mph ace

- NEIL MCLEMAN

KATIE BOULTER felt the love of the rowdy crowd as she raced to her first ever win at the US Open, then declared: "This is where I want to be"

The British No.1 showed she is at home on the big stage of the Big Apple by closing out her stunning victory with a 106mph ace for a New York bagel.

She simply demolished France's Diane Parry (right) 6-4 6-0 the fewest games she has conceded in a Grand Slam match.

Wearing a bright green top and undershorts with a shocking pink skirt, she looked and played the part, strutting to victory in the capital of American fashion.

The Leicester City fan will now climb to her highest ever ranking as she leads the recent revival of British women's tennis.